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Hollands And Blair F.C.
Hollands & Blair Football Club is a football club based in Gillingham, Kent, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Star Meadow. History The club was established in 1970 as H & B United, joining Division Six of the Rochester & District League.Hollands & Blair - the club history Hollands & Blair F.C. Their first match was played on 12 September away to Halfway House and ended in a 4–2 defeat. The club merged with a works team named Hollands & Blair in 1973; H & B United became the reserve team, with the first team continuing on from Hollands & Blair in Division One. However, the first team folded at the end of the 1973–74 season, with H & B United continuing under the Hollands & Blair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillingham, Kent
Gillingham ( ) is a large town in the unitary authority area of Medway in the ceremonial county of Kent, England. The town forms a conurbation with neighbouring towns Chatham, Rochester, Strood and Rainham. It is also the largest town in the borough of Medway. Etymology The town's name is pronounced with a soft 'g' (as in 'ginger'), compared to the hard 'g' (as in 'girl') used for Gillingham, Dorset and Gillingham, Norfolk. In some older texts it is referred to as ''Jillyingham Water''. The name probably originates from the Gylling næs in Jutland. The suffix ''-ingas'' is the Latinized version of ''inge,'' an ethnonym for the Ingaevones. The suffix ''-ham'' is the Old English for "homestead, village, manor or estate." The suffix ''-hamm'' is the Old English for enclosure, land hemmed by water or marsh or higher ground, land in a riverbend, rivermeadow or promontory". Both appear as ''-ham'' in modern place-names. Attributions to a personal name ''Gilla'' are examples of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
